Shoulder pains symptoms and conditions

Hi all, I just turned 20 in April and I had the Mirena inserted at the beginning of May 2009. At first I didn't stop bleeding for about 3 or 4 months. My OB/GYN told me that this was normal. So I went on with it and since then I have been feeling hungry all the time, I am constipated and when I do go to the bathroom it feels like I am pooping out razor blades, my shoulder just recently started hurting so bad that I can barely move it. I feel very irritable all the time, I have no sex drive, I am depressed, I am getting to be so moody that my fiance feels like I am mentally abusing him. Not to mention I just had my precious little girl and I get so frustrated with her when I know it's not her fault. I have NEVER been this way with babies. I couldn't imagine hurting her physically, and after reading everyone else's side effects I am seriously concerned about my Mirena...Should I get it removed or am I just stressed out because of other things in my life??? Please write back and tell me your opinion.

P.S... My main concern is my baby...She doesn't deserve this...

I had my Mirena put in December of 2007 and everything was good a first for the first year I really didn't have any problems just the irregular bleeding and spotting but it wasn't until earlier of this year in 09 I started to have more bleeding which was interfering with my sex life it was like it was non stop bleeding and it was SOOOOOO EMBARRASSING because sometimes when i thought my period was off when we would finish having sex there would be a blood stain on the sheet and he wouldn't want to touch me because he thought he was hurting me and not only that but I started having back and shoulder pains like crazy, headaches and mood swings and IM ONLY 19 I have a 19month old and I love her so much she is such a good baby everyone always tells me how good and smart she is but I find that even with her im starting to irritated and frustrated and I'm taking out on her and I am feeling depressed and fatigued I just want to sleep all day and my baby needs me and I just feel like crap and im trying to fight it but its so hard and so today i decided to come online and look at some of the side affects again because i did a little research but not enough obviously and this Mirena is having a lot more effects on me than I thought it would and not only that I have experienced weight gain so I think that its a bunch of crap to say you wont experience a lot of weight gain im already 5'7 159 and I was only 145 after i had my baby so that has me wondering too and I don't eat fast food and my over all diet is good and I would exercise more but im even finding it hard to do that now which i know is not me because all throughout high school i cheered and ran track and all kinds of sports and those little flutters that girl was talking about i feel those too and i don't know what to do now because my period was on for the last three months it was irregular sometimes it would be on for a whole week and half but I was with my boyfriend at the end of March and we just broke up so that hasn't helped my situation I have been with him for a year and now its June and i didn't have one this month so im praying that im not pregnant Im so confused this was def not for me maybe for some women it may be the best thing in the world but abstinence is the best alternative for me right now because Im not married and I sure as hell don't want any more babies right now Im just trying to make it now so I don't know I called my doctor and I am going to have it removed praying that im not already pregnant but I will keep posts and let everyone know how it works out

I have been on Yasmin for two and a half months now. It was prescribed to me by my doctor as a means of treating 2 cyst that developed because of my endometriosis as a means of avoiding surgery. He put me on it for 3 months but because I forgot to start the second pack for 2 weeks I had to start the 3 month period all over. The first month I took Yasmin the side effects were minimal but since I started taking it in May I have gotten a constant vaginal itch and pain, my eye sight is blurry, stomach feels sick and I get stomach pains, neck pains, shoulder pains, leg pains and hip pains, pains in my face, little or no lubrication during intercourse, constantly have to urinate, stomach feels like its tightening and has gotten really big, gets short of breathe easily, bad headaches, I feel as though I would pass out any minute when I am standing or walking, I am disinterested in everything, I get nausea, I have lost all interest in sex, I feel bloated all the time, I have lost all taste in my mouth, feels very tired and fatigued all the time, I feel very sad for no reason. I keep feeling sick all the time and have lost interest in food. When I am sitting I feel the pains in my legs and hip even more. I am falling into a state of depression and it is beginning to show at work. I am also gaining a lot of weight, rapidly, and really don't know what to do about it because I am very careful with the things I eat, how they are cooked and the time I eat also and I do exercise. I really don't know if I should continue until I finish the 3 months to see if it works for me or if I should stop taking the Yasmin and ask my doctor to try something else. I just don't feel altogether right now.

I am a 65-year-old female. I was given Lipitor 10mg in Feb 07, which I appeared to tolerate, with the effect of reducing my high familial cholesterol. Because of a genetic enzyme problem, I am careful about my diet; having been a vegetarian for decades. I don’t smoke, and rarely have wine. By May that year my GP increased the dose to 20mg., but days later I was sent to A + E with cardiac concerns. The hospital adamant it had nothing to do with Lipitor.

By mid 2008 I told my GP of dizzy spells, and loss of balance, also swallowing difficulties, but after liver function tests I was reassured it couldn’t possibly be Lipitor.

Early October 08, saw me in hospital with a ‘stroke’, although the CAT scan and MRI were puzzling. I was sent home with no help or guidance after the Consultant insisted Lipitor was not a problem, and I should not reduce it, as it was already a very low dose. Unable to walk to the end of my street, my calf muscles feeling as though I’d run a marathon, and experiencing cardiac stress. Severe neck and shoulder pains, and confusion with words. Frequent muscle spasms in my feet, legs and hands, etc. etc. No energy for anything, and so difficult coping - living alone. End of Dec. a friend from out of town visited, and was alarmed, as she’d researched a web site for her brother, who was using a walking frame. I was astounded at the reports from users of Lipitor, so many suffering in the same way. Although my GP had arranged more laboratory tests for me, I was not prepared to wait.

On 6th January 2009, (almost 2 years later) I reduced my dosage to 10mg., and within days was experiencing improvement in many areas. By 17th January, I reduced to 5mg., (maybe a little hasty) and by 24th stopped it. By 28th my GP could see for himself, the considerable improvement generally, with a lower blood pressure reading.

By then, I could complete half, of what used to be my regular walking regime. To date, I am able to cover more than that, and hope I will eventually be able to cover the full distance. I’m hoping there will be no lasting damage, but am so thankful that my friend found this website. Its scary to think I had no quality of life, and doubt I would have survived more Lipitor. So I’m taking my chances with high cholesterol, and a near normal life.

M.

New Zealand

I was put on Lipitor 10 mg. last Spring about 8 mos. ago. I have never taken medications/drugs other than aspirin or Motrin or antihistamines. Since that time I have had a strange combination of unexplained symptoms arise throughout the months. These sx's included: Headaches, stiff neck and severe neck pain, acute shoulder pain, hip pains, joint pains, severe knee pain (tendon or Ligament problems?) and loss of movement, hair loss, jaw pain and some memory confusion. Initially, I had severe HA's for several months, but attributed them to stress, however, I had never experienced HA's as a common occurrence. Then we went away to our Maui house to get away from stress, HA's continued, along with leg and shoulder pains. At the same time, I started noticing several strands of hair falling out if lightly touched my hair to move it out of my face. The pains seemed to move around my body at different times, for no apparent reason. I am used to daily exercise, living in CO in the mountains @ high altitude, not usually having muscle soreness. Now, given my leg and knee pains have gotten so bad, I cannot hike and have difficulty climbing my stairs. Skiing is out. Snorkeling caused leg cramps. No explained reason for having muscle tenderness or soreness without my usual exercise at present time. When the pain leaves one area it tends to arise in a different part of my body. At the present time, my hair loss has subsided, as also my jaw pain and headaches. However, my leg pains and knee pains are so acute (for no apparent reason) it is impossible to exercise and difficult to walk that I looked up adverse reactions to Lipitor, finding all my sx's most probably might be attributed to this drug. Partially my fault for not looking up RX information prior, especially being a medical professional for many years. My husband kept throwing away the info when purchasing the RX. Too many unexplained symptoms, I decided to obtain the drug info. myself. I tended to make excuses for months, such as: I am getting older, under stress, must be an old injury, not exercising properly, need PT therapy etc.... I am dc/ing the drug immediately and have an appt. with my MD on 1/5/09 to discuss.

I started taking Levaquin on Aug 8th for bronchitis 6 days after taking medication I was awoken about 2am with severe shoulder pains in both shoulders I went to the ER to find out why I told them that I was taken Levaquin they took an X-ray of my shoulders and said they were fine prescribed percocet for pain. Pain got worse went back to ER was given a shot for pain and was told to get an appointment with bone and joint Dr. On the day of appointment my right forearm, wrist and hand swelled up. I told my Bone and Joint Dr.that I was taken Levaquin I told him that I stopped it immediately after reading side effects He prescribed an anti-imflammitory Pain got more severe went back to ER was given EKG and took blood and urine test all test came back fine. Went to another doctor he then checked me for Lyme disease. which came back neg. I then went back to first doctor that prescribed the Levaquin. she thought that I had arthritis. 8 different blood test were given all came back fine. Ended back in ER because by the end of day I could not walk, had high fever, sore throat, severe head ache, and was sick to stomach. Several more blood test were done. all came back fine. ER doctor prescribed prednisone which seem to help some. I went and seen another Dr. Still no one knows what is really wrong. I believe it is the LEVAQUIN it has messed me up bad.

I took Cipro and had a persitant leg twitch, and did not think anything at the time. many symptoms came around a month later. all over body twitching, burning skin, muscle pain, tendon pain. maily on left side of body. Also, insomnia, dark circles under eyes, horizontal depressions in fingernails...just to name a few. It has been almost 2 years and I have sense been diagnosed with fibromyalgia by PC, I need to go to a ruemy. I have never had these pains until cipro and I still have all of them most of the time.
I told my mother not to take Cipro or any in the same class. She was prescribed Levaquin and called the nurse and said she did not want anything in the same class as Cepro, and thew nurse said "Oh no it is not, I did hear Cepro was bad". So she took them unaware. She was so sick after first pill. she thought it was severe flu. She could not even move her arms because of terrible shoulder pains.

Hi everyone and welcome to the ladies who have recently posted for the first time!

My chest pains & shoulder pains are now getting less frequent and my anxiety attacks are also a little less frequent, but not gone by any means. I think that the Paxil is helping along with the Xanax at night. I am worried about my 1st pd since being off of Yasmin, I hope I don't get PMS.

This is a long road for all of us and I am glad that we can read each others' posts.

I read the posts about the FDA complaints that you reported. Could you PLEASE let me know where you are making these reports. I would LOVE to share my side effects and how I am trying to recuperate from the poison that they call Yasmin.

AEB-- I had my second daughter in May 04 and started Yasmin about 10 months ago. I can relate to all that you are saying. I never thought I would be on Paxil or Xanax, but I think it is helping me. God willing I will be off of all meds within a few months. Good luck to you!

Problem with seeing the doctor is that they have to see some Xray or do a blood test before they believe anything. My shoulder pains are almost completely gone and flexible again. I too had so much pain that when I slept on my side, it hurt alot..and I mean alot. Now I can sleep on the shoulders and I don't wake up in pain. My leg rash is still gone and healing up nicely and believe me when I say that I had it for years and it never went away like this. It is too coincidental for me to ignore that the Lipitor was the culprit. Just get off the Lipitor for a week and see if the symptons subside, that is the only proof you need. I am not a doctor nor do I suggest that you don't need some form of statin to control cholesterol but the side efforts from it was not worth it for me. Better and easier to watch the intake of fatty foods and excerise. Good luck.

shoulder pains,hand pain,cough,lethargy very little sleep over the past three weeks been on lisinopril for a few months now have recently been diagnosed with reumatiod arthritis wonder if this has had any effect on my rheumatiod factor i have now stopped lisinopril this is my third day off the med and i feel better already i am going to request a rheumatoid factor blood test in the hope that it will be reduced since stopping lisinopril which will stop the need for deasese modifying drugs which have dangerous side effects.

I have been on Lipitor for about 4 weeks now and started having lower back pains, shoulder pains, headaches, dizziness, and a severe feeling of being cold. The purpose of my taking Lipitor was to reduce the tri's down since nothing else seems to help. But now the front of my legs also are steadily becoming numb in the middel sections only. Reading this website has started me towards my Doctor to see about another therapy.

On lipitor for about a year. My side effects are muscle weakness (no major pains yet), thinning hair, and some short-term memory loss. I read an article in Smart Money about serious side effects and it scared the @#$% out of me. I've stopped. Now about 2 weeks after stopping, I am getting severe upper back/shoulder pains - muscle type.